Writing objectives could be a real challenge for teachers. Especially those who do not have a clear objective set in mind, weather it should be related to academic purposes or social, behavioral or any other area.
After reading the article Writing Objective, The Best Choice according to the Experts, I came to realize that there were main points I was forgetting to mention when writing objectives or even when sharing with my students what I expect them to perform or accomplish. The ABCD method (Heinich, et al., 1996)reminds us to pay attention to all details including the degree that you would want them to accomplish the objectives you plan. We need to be realistic and careful in forseeing the possibilities our students have. Sometimes we tend to be unrealistic and expect too much, or vice versa, we tend to underestimate their production and tend to level them within certain limits.
A teacher being conscious of all factors could have great rapport with students, create more ownership and receive respect and recognition, creating a good learning environment.
Hi Carolina,
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with what you say in this post about developing objectives. We should always read such useful articles and think about our students needs and wants.
Best,
Shahnoza
Hi Carolina and Shahnoza,
ReplyDeleteYou are right that the details are indeed very important for the objective. Besides, teachers should also pay attention that the expectation needs to be measurable for illustrating the Degree which the performance of the students is evaluated.
Best regard,
Rahmat